Seven stolen Kubotas recovered
Seven stolen Kubota mini-excavators were recovered in April from a Hertfordshire plant yard. They were being stored in the back of a trailer which had ‘Eat More Chips’ sign-written down its side! The joint Hertfordshire and Thames Valley Police operation, codenamed OP BUENOS ARIES and supported by TER, found that the Kubotas had been stolen a month before from a plant hire company near Milton Keynes.
“The recovery of nearly £100,000 worth of plant equipment stolen from the Milton Keynes police area in April is mainly down to the efforts of the two investigators from TER,” said Det Sgt Richard Morton of Milton Keynes Police Station, Thames Valley Police, the officer responsible for running the operation.
“Without their efforts the property would undoubtedly not have been recovered and this is a good example of the police working with other agencies to reduce and detect crime.”
Paul Sullivan, Norwich Union's property underwriting manager, added: “Both we and our client are delighted that the equipment has been recovered by TER. In an effort to drive down the cost of equipment related crime and fraud while improving the recovery of stolen equipment, Norwich Union are closely examining ways in which we can extend our support for TER's work with the police and ourselves.”